Almost every week, manga magazines are coming out with announcements of manga endings. In the past, Tokyo Revengers, Blue Lock, Dr. Stone, and many other popular texts have renounced their final arcs. It looks like the same pattern is going to be adhered to by the Fire Force Manga. Last week when Kodansha’s Weekly Shonen Magazine came out with the new chapter of the manga, it also gave away an interesting piece of news. The announcement regards the end of the long-standing story. Keep reading ahead to find out more.
The Fire Force manga has been up and running since September 2015. So far, Atsushi Okubo’s text has serialized thirty volumes in total. Kodansha has published all thirty volumes of the manga. Later in July 2019, David Production brought the first anime season in the franchise. While the fourth season is still under the release radar, the manga is eyeing an early end.
Fire Force Manga: Final Arc Beginning Soon
The 46th Issue of Kodansha’s Weekly Shonen Magazine came out recently with an interesting announcement. Along with the new chapter of the Fire Force Manga, the magazine also noted some keen updates about the future of the series. In the note, the publisher revealed that the recent chapter was the last edition in the 31st volume of the manga. Therefore, next chapter forward, the manga will be commencing the final arc of the story.
The news was not particularly a surprise to many fans as author Atsushi Ohkubo had been teasing the end of the manga for quite some time. Moreover, he had mentioned his will to retire from work many times in the past. Thus, fans were only waiting for an official announcement from the makers.
Is It An Early End?
So many of the popular banner manga suffers from the curse of rushed endings. This happens because most of the stories are not planned ahead of time. Dr. Stone and My Hero Academia are also running through the same phase. Every week, fans complain about the rushed pacing of the chapters. In the case of the Fire Force manga, the story is currently halted its twenty-third arc, The Battle of Amaterasu arc. It is not known as to what the final arc of the story is going to be.
Moreover, most of the foreshadowing is already done in the previous arcs already. The author has mentioned that he wants to retire from the manga. Yet, he has not abandoned the story in any case. So, for now, fans can only be hopeful that the story gets a deserved ending that is devoid of the rushed pacing.
Fire Force Manga: Final Arc Release Date
As of now, there has been no confirmation on the release of the next chapter of the manga. In most cases, mangas go on long hiatuses before beginning with the final arc of the Fire Force Manga. Publisher Kodansha is likely to announce the release date ahead of the launch. Thus, we will be sure to update you as soon as the solid date is out. Stay tuned with The Anime Daily for more updates.